Feeding Infants Solids Before Six Months Old Can Be Dangerous
After my youngest child was born this past November, the nurses were now warning heavily not to give your child solids before they were six months old. I found the change fascinating, so I decided to do a little research. This is what I found.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has found that feeding your infant solids before they are six months of age increases the chances of your child developing food allergies. Breast milk and/or formula provides them everything they will need until they are six months old. They also say that water, juice and other foods are unnecessary before six months.
You should always start your infant on a cereal first before fruits and vegetables. Do Not add cereal to your infant's bottle unless a pediatrician has instructed you to do so - it can make your child overweight.
Lastly, do not give your baby regular milk before they are a year old, because they may have a milk allergy. Make sure after they are a year old that you give them whole milk and not 2% or skim. The infant needs the fat in the whole milk for natural growth and development of the brain.
As always, make sure you talk to your pediatrician first before you make any decisions. They will steer you in the right direction.
Published by Amy Gayle
My name is Amy and I am the working mother of 2 beautiful children. I've been married for 7 years to Van who is Deaf. I worked as a sign language interpreter for 5 years until my son was born. I now work... View profile
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Post a CommentGood article, but I am wondering what your sources are for saying that babies must start on cereal first. We don't have any family history of allergies so we started our baby with squash and sweet potatoes and the like at 6 months and he never had cereal.
Also, pediatricians may not steer you in the right direction: my child's last one suggested solids at 4 months, and his current one told me to stop breastfeeding at 12 months (we ignored both as their recommendations did not line up with the scientific evidence).